Synthesis of zeolite A and zeolite X from electrolytic manganese residue,its characterization and performance for the removal of Cd^(2+)from wastewater

Electrolytic manganese residue(EMR)can cause serious environmental and biological hazards.In order to solve the problem,zeolite A(EMRZA)and zeolite X(EMRZX)were synthesized by EMR.The pure phase zeolites were synthesized by alkaline melting and hydrothermal two-step process,which had high crystallinity and excellent crystal control.And the optimum conditions for synthesis of zeolite were investigated:NaOH-EMR mass ratio=1.2,L/S=10,hydrothermal temperature=90℃,and hydrothermal time=6 h.Then,EMRZA and EMRZX showed excellent adsorption of Cd^(2+).When T=25℃,time=120min,pH=6,C0=518 mg·L^(-1),and quantity of absorbent=1.5 g·L^(-1),the adsorption capacities of EMRZA and EMRZX reached 314.2 and 289,5 mg·g^(-1),respectively,In addition,after three repeated adsorption-desorption cycles,EMRZA and EMRZX retained 80%and 74%of the initial zeolites removal rates,respectively.Moreover,adsorption results followed quasi-second-order kinetics and monolayer adsorption,which was regulated by a combination of chemisorption and intra-particle diffusion mechanisms.The adsorption mechanism was ions exchange between Cd^(2+)and Na+.In summary,it has been confirmed that EMRZA and EMRZX can be reused as highly efficient adsorbents to treat Cd^(2+)-contaminated wastewater.

Breeding of High Yield,High Quality and Disease-Resistant Hybrid Cotton Varieties Hanza 160 and Hanza 1692

The hybrid cotton varieties of Hanza 160 and Hanza 1692 were bred by reciprocal crosses between Han 5158 and Han 333 in Hainan and Hebei for several years. Both varieties had the characters of high yield, high quality and disease resistance. Hanza 160 and Hanza 1692 were approved by Hebei Crop Variety Approval Committee in 2013 and 2016, respectively.

High-speed 2D beam steering based on a thin-film lithium niobate optical phased array with a large field of view

An on-chip optical phased array (OPA) is considered as a promising solution for next generation solid-state beam steering.However,most of the reported OPAs suffer from low operating bandwidths,making them limited in many applications.We propose and demonstrate a high-speed 2D scanning OPA based on thin-film lithium niobate phase modulators with traveling-wave electrodes.The measured modulation bandwidth is up to 2.5 GHz.Moreover,an aperiodic array combined with a slab grating antenna is also used to suppress the grating lobes of far-field beams,which enables a large field of view (FOV) as well as small beam width.A 16-channel OPA demonstrates an FOV of 50°×8.6°and a beam width of 0.73°×2.8°in the phase tuning direction and the wavelength scanning direction,respectively.

Generation of coexisting high-energy pulses in a mode-locked all-fiber laser with a nonlinear multimodal interference technique

We demonstrate a passively mode-locked all-fiber laser incorporating a piece of graded-index multimode fiber as a mode-locking modulator based on a nonlinear multimodal interference technique, which generates two types of coexisting high-energy ultrashort pulses [i.e., the conventional soliton(CS) and the stretched pulse(SP)]. The CS with pulse energy as high as 0.38 n J is obtained at the pump level of 130 mW. When the pump increases to175 mW, the high-energy SP occurs at a suitable nonlinear phase bias and its pulse energy can reach 4 n J at a 610 mW pump. The pulse durations of the generated CS and SP are 2.3 ps and 387 fs, respectively. The theory of nonlinear fiber optics, single-shot spectral measurement by the dispersive Fourier-transform technique, and simulation methods based on the Ginzburg–Landau equation are provided to characterize the laser physics and reveal the underlying principles of the generated CS and SP. A rogue wave, observed between the CS and SP regions, mirrors the laser physics behind the dynamics of generating a high-energy SP from a CS. The proposed all-fiber laser is versatile, cost-effective and easy to integrate, which provides a promising solution for high-energy pulse generation.

Singularly Perturbed Renormalization Group Method and Its Significance in Dynamical Systems Theory

In this paper,we mainly investigate three topics on the renormalization group(RG)method to singularly perturbed problems:1)We will present an explicit strategy of RG procedure to get the approximate solution up to any order.2)We will refer that the RG procedure can,in fact,be used to get the normal form of differential dynamical systems.3)We will also present the approximating center manifolds of the perturbed systems,and investigate the long time asymptotic behavior by means of RG formula.

Ka-band broadband filtering packaging antenna based on through-glass vias (TGVs)

This work presents a novel design of Ka-band(33 GHz)filtering packaging antenna(FPA)that features broadband and great filtering response,and is based on glass packaging material and through-glass via(TGV)technologies.Compared to traditional packaging materials(printed circuit board,low temperature co-fired ceramic,Si,etc.),TGVs are more suitable for miniaturization(millimeter-wave three-dimensional(3D)packaging devices)and have superior microwave performance.Glass substrate can realize 3D high-density interconnection through bonding technology,while the coefficient of thermal expansion(CTE)matches that of silicon.Furthermore,the stacking of glass substrate enables high-density interconnections and is compatible with micro-electro-mechanical system technology.The proposed antenna radiation patch is composed of a patch antenna and a bandpass filter(BPF)whose reflection coefficients are almost complementary.The BPF unit has three pairs ofλg/4 slots(defect microstrip structure,DMS)and twoλg/2 U-shaped slots(defect ground structure,DGS).The proposed antenna achieves large bandwidth and high radiation efficiency,which may be related to the stacking of glass substrate and TGV feed.In addition,the introduction of four radiation nulls can effectively improve the suppression level in the stopband.To demonstrate the performance of the proposed design,a 33-GHz broadband filtering antenna is optimized,debugged,and measured.The antenna could achieve|S11|<-10 dB in 29.4‒36.4 GHz,and yield an impedance matching bandwidth up to 21.2%,with the stopband suppression level at higher than 16.5 dB.The measurement results of the proposed antenna are a realized gain of~6.5 dBi and radiation efficiency of~89%.

Micro-nanofiber composite biomimetic conduits promote long-gap peripheral nerve regeneration in canine models

Peripheral nerve injuries may result in severe long-gap interruptions that are challenging to repair.Autografting is the gold standard surgical approach for repairing long-gap nerve injuries but can result in prominent donor-site complications.Instead,imitating the native neural microarchitecture using synthetic conduits is expected to offer an alternative strategy for improving nerve regeneration.Here,we designed nerve conduits composed of high-resolution anisotropic microfiber grid-cordes with randomly organized nanofiber sheaths to interrogate the positive effects of these biomimetic structures on peripheral nerve regeneration.Anisotropic microfiber-grids demonstrated the capacity to directionally guide Schwann cells and neurites.Nanofiber sheaths conveyed adequate elasticity and permeability,whilst exhibiting a barrier function against the infiltration of fibroblasts.We then used the composite nerve conduits bridge 30-mm long sciatic nerve defects in canine models.At 12 months post-implant,the morphometric and histological recovery,gait recovery,electrophysiological function,and degree of muscle atrophy were assessed.The newly regenerated nerve tissue that formed within the composite nerve conduits showed restored neurological functions that were superior compared to sheaths-only scaffolds and Neurolac nerve conduit controls.Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of using synthetic biophysical cues to effectively bridge long-gap peripheral nerve injuries and indicates the promising clinical application prospects of biomimetic composite nerve conduits.

Decaying evolution dynamics of double-pulse mode-locking

Taking advantage of the dispersive Fourier transformation technique, the decaying evolution processes of doublepulse mode-locking in a single-walled carbon-nanotube-based Er-doped fiber laser are observed in detail for the first time to our knowledge. The decaying dynamics of the double-pulse mode-locking state is analyzed in the spectral and temporal domains. We reveal that the two pulses in one cluster disappear either simultaneously or one by one during the decaying processes of double-pulse mode-locking states. In addition, the spectral evolution patterns of the special double-pulse states(i.e., bound states) are extremely distinct at different decline rates of the pump power.